After Kirtland Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Grayling, Michigan · Public · 1,538 undergrads
The typical student earns $35,831 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $13,067 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$35.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$13.1k
median federal debt at graduation.
43%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
30%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
33%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
31%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
213
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
16%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$31,761
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,953
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,831
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
40%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$13,067
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$7,043
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
43%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
50%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
53%
Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard
0.3%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers